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Inside the AP7-HarbourVest evergreen PE fundThe launch of the strategy, which is focused on secondaries and co-investments, follows a change in Swedish pension regulation allowing higher allocation to alternatives.
AP Fonden 7 approves SEK 2.5bn allocationHamilton Lane will focus on buyouts and co-investments.
LPs are 'part of the problem': Nordic roundtableEscalating fund sizes are concerning to Scandinavian investors, who admit they have helped drive this momentum.
Nordic PE roundtable: calm and collectedScandinavian industry participants from PwC, Skandia Asset Management, Permira and AP Fonden 7 remain unruffled by the political and economic uncertainty shaking some of the markets on their doorstep.
- PEI: H1 fundraising reaches new high
Private equity firms raised more in the first half of 2017 since at least 2008, with the average fund size more than twice that of 2010.
- AP7: ‘It’s impossible to time the cycle’
Per Olofsson, head of alternative investments at the Swedish pension fund, has concerns about the amount of capital flowing into private equity today.
- AP7: Sub lines should be for capital efficiency
Per Olofsson, head of alternative investments at the Swedish pension fund, said subscription credit lines should be used for capital efficiency and not to artificially boost IRRs.
Nordic roundtable: A chill in the airExcess liquidity is making it harder and harder to put capital to work in the Nordics, and the region is bracing for more headwinds.
- Nordic Capital to launch €3.5bn fund in H2 2017
The latest fund will be in line with its predecessor, which closed on its €3.5bn hard-cap in 2013.
- LP Radar - December 2015
See the latest PE LP updates, including allocation changes and people moves.